Peggy Wireman is a Madison, Wisconsin-based author and consultant, who has released a new 2006 edition of her book, "Alice in Bushland," which was originally published in 2004. She describes the Alice in Wonderland-like fantasy world that the Bush administration has created in justifying the War in Iraq, the excesses of the Patriot Act, and economic priorities that disproportionately favor the richest of Americans at the expense of the remainder of the population. Her prose, pleasingly reminiscent of the original "Alice" author Lewis Carroll, is both a whimsical journey into the bizarre world of Bushland that is highly entertaining, and a fact-filled expose that tears back the fantastical facade, and reveals the power-hungry selfishness and pervasive corruption that underlie the policies of the current administration. This interview originally appeared on the Forward Forum radio show on WXXM-FM,The Mic, in June 2006. Hosts: John Quinlan and Laura Gutknecht. For more information on Peggy Wireman's newest edition of her book (complete with an updated introduction by John Nichols, Washington correspondent for "The Nation"), go to www.AliceinBushland.com .


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Keywords: George W. Bush; Alice in Bushland; Alice in Wonderland spoof; political satire; Peggy Wireman; Bush administration critique; Iraq War; The Patriot Act; Bush economic policy; John Nichols

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